The Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce comprises paediatric renal dietitians and paediatric nephrologists from 9 countries across Europe and North America who are dedicated to improving the nutritional care of children with kidney diseases.
The taskforce is endorsed by ESPN and IPNA.
The taskforce was set up in December 2017, prompted by the challenges and inconsistencies in the nutritional management of children with kidney diseases globally. Many renal centres do not have trained dietitians and the importance of nutrition in patient care is not always addressed in medical education.
The Paediatric Renal Nutrition Taskforce has now published eleven guidelines and educational reviews:
2024: Nutritional management of the child with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis
2022: Nutritional management of the infant with chronic kidney disease stages 2–5 and on dialysis